KEMMER ABBEY AND THE WATERFALLS. 37 



With which they were intermixed. The torrent 

 rolls into a fniall deep bafon, from whence it daihes 

 itfelf along the rugged- channel to the river Mawd- 

 dach, which flows at no great difta-nce. — Mr. Ma- 

 docks has been at the expence of making a good 

 foot-path, both to the bottom, and to the upper 

 part of this cataradl, by which the traveller is enabled 

 with comfort to fee it to the greateft advantage. 



I went about a mile farther on the road, from 

 whence I had a walk, of near two miles, along a 

 foot-path to the right, to the remaining waterfalls, 

 which are within a few Tiundred yards of each other. 

 From the fide of an eminence about half a mile 

 from thefe, I could obferve the river Llawddach 

 rolling down a deep, in a woody vale above, and its 

 hoarfe murmuring jufl reached my ear. Beyond it, 

 at fome dillance, there was a rude arch, which crolfed 

 the glen, and from my ftation gave a pleafing and 

 romantic caff to the fcene. 



Defcending now (but cautimis left too faft,) 

 A fudden fteep upon a ruftic bridge, 

 We pafs a gulph in which the hazels dip 

 Their pendant boughs. 



This was a perfeftly alpine bridge over the river 

 Cain, formed by the rude trunk of an oak which 

 hung frightfully over the black torrent, that roared 

 amongft the rocks many feet beneath. I had not 

 paifed this bridge far, before I found myfelf at the 

 foot of Rhaiadr y Mawddach. 



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